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* This site has a total size of 890 km².  

* This site has a total size of 890 km².  

* Key threats to chimpanzees are disturbance through human activities.  

* Key threats to chimpanzees are disturbance through human activities.  

* The following conservation activities were conducted by the ”Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Areas Protegidas (IBAP)”: Livelihood improvement and awareness raising.

* Conservation activities conducted by the ”Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Areas Protegidas (IBAP)” include livelihood improvement and awareness raising.

= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->

= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->

= Threats =    <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->

= Threats =    <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->

Most of the roads and settlements in LCNP are surrounded by extensive cashew monocultures, which reduces the availability of nesting trees for chimpanzees. Chimpanzees sometimes split branches while crop-raiding, when trying to reach the fruit, leading to irreversible damages of trees and often resulting in chimpanzee-human conflict (Carvalho et al. 2013). During cashew harvesting (March to late June), the number of people inside the park, as well as road traffic, usually increases and the temporary harvest workers show little awareness with respect to the conservation of park biodiversity (Carvalho et al. 2013). Hunting is allowed during the dry season (November until April) but forbidden during the rainy season, usually the reproductive periods (May until October). Chimpanzees and other non- human primates cannot be legally hunted and the trade in bushmeat is illegal at all times (Amador et al. 2015). However hunting for the trade and of primates happens inside the Park as a source of vital income and meat is traded in and outside the park, often to cities as Bissau, where wild meat, particularly big monkeys as baboons, can be sold at higher prices. The bushmeat trade takes place along the main roads or by boat, with Bissau as the primary destination. Although people from the Beafada ethnic do not eat bush pigs or monkeys due to religious restrictions (Muslims), they still hunt these animals for sale to others (Amador et al. 2015). Even though commercial hunting constitutes a threat to the primate populations, chimpanzees are usually not targeted or sold because of the similarity to humans (Amador et al. 2015). One third of the area of LCNP has been destroyed since 2003 for construction of a harbour for bauxite transport. This has also eroded local population’s respect for the NP’s integrity (IUCN & Chimbo 2016).

Most of the roads and settlements in LCNP are surrounded by extensive cashew monocultures, which reduces the availability of nesting trees for chimpanzees. Chimpanzees sometimes split branches while crop-raiding, when trying to reach the fruit, leading to irreversible damages of trees and often resulting in chimpanzee-human conflict (Carvalho et al. 2013). During cashew harvesting (March to late June), the number of people inside the park, as well as road traffic, usually increases and the temporary harvest workers show little awareness with respect to the conservation of park biodiversity (Carvalho et al. 2013). Hunting is allowed during the dry season (November until April) but forbidden during the rainy season, usually the reproductive periods (May until October). Chimpanzees and other non- human primates cannot be legally hunted and the trade in bushmeat is illegal at all times (Amador et al. 2015). However hunting for the trade and of primates happens inside the Park as a source of vital income and meat is traded in and outside the park, often to cities as Bissau, where wild meat, particularly big monkeys as baboons, can be sold at higher prices (Quecuta pers. Comm. 2023). The bushmeat trade takes place along the main roads or by boat, with Bissau as the primary destination. Although people from the Beafada ethnic do not eat bush pigs or monkeys due to religious restrictions (Muslims), they still hunt these animals for sale to others (Amador et al. 2015). Even though commercial hunting constitutes a threat to the primate populations, chimpanzees are usually not targeted or sold because of the similarity to humans (Amador et al. 2015). One third of the area of LCNP has been destroyed since 2003 for construction of a harbour for bauxite transport. This has also eroded local population’s respect for the NP’s integrity (IUCN & Chimbo 2016).

'''Table 3. Threats to great apes in Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park'''

'''Table 3. Threats to great apes in Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park'''

|Low

|Low

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|Even a commercial bushmeat trade exists; chimpanzees are usually not targeted because of similarities to humans (Amador et al. 2015).

|Even a commercial bushmeat trade exists; chimpanzees are usually not targeted because of similarities to humans (Amador et al. 2015, Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).

|Ongoing (2015)

|Ongoing (2023)

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|10. Education & Awareness  

|10. Education & Awareness  

|10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use

|10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use

|Amador et al. 2015

|Amador et al. 2015, Quecuta pers. comm. (2023)

|Ongoing (2015)

|Ongoing (2023)

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|11. Habitat Protection

|11. Habitat Protection

|11.2. Legally protect primate habitat

|11.2. Legally protect primate habitat

|Designated as natural park since 2000 (UNEP-WCMC & IUCN 2019)

|Designated as natural park in 2000 (UNEP-WCMC & IUCN 2019)

|Since 2000

|Ongoing (2023)

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|12. Species Management

|12. Species Management

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